Kwangtung

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Kwangtung

/ˈkwɑŋˈtʊŋ/ US
/ˈkwæŋˈtʊŋ/ UK

Where it comes from

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng).

proper noun

alternative Alternative form of Guangdong Nan Yueh is the old Kingdom of Co-chin-China which in A.D. 222 was divided into Chiao-Chou or Tonquin and what is now the area covered by Kwangtung and Kwangsi.

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"Kwangtung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kwangtung. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Kwangtung. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kwangtung

Chicago

"Kwangtung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kwangtung.

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@misc{kwangtung_2026,
  title = {Kwangtung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kwangtung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}